# The General Medical Services and Section 17C Agreements (Transitional and other Ancillary Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2004, Article 7: Removals from the list of patients who are violent


(1) This article applies where, on or before 31st March 2004, a person had been removed from a relevant medical practitioner’s list of patients with immediate effect pursuant to paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Regulations but–
(a) confirmation in writing had not yet been given to the Health Board under paragraph 9(3);
(b) reasonable steps had not yet been taken by the relevant medical practitioner under paragraph 9(5) to inform the person whose name had been removed; or
(c) written notice of the removal had not yet been given to the person by the Health Board under regulation 27(6) of the 1995 Regulations.
(2) In a case to which paragraph (1)(a) applies written confirmation of the request for removal shall be given to the Health Board by the succeeding contractor within 7 days from the date on which notification was given under paragraph 9(2).
(3) In a case to which paragraph (1)(b) applies, reasonable steps shall be taken by the succeeding contractor to inform the patient of the request for removal.
(4) In a case to which paragraph (1)(c) applies, the Health Board shall send written notice of the removal to the patient.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/163/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-services-and-section-17c-agreements-transitional-and-other-ancillary-provisions-scotland-order-2004/article-7
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